# How do I add an assignment that includes anonymous grading?

When creating an assignment, you can choose to set up an assignment with anonymous grading. Selecting the anonymous grading option hides student names from graders when they view assignment submissions in SpeedGrader.

If anonymous grading is not enabled as a feature option in your course, you can enable [anonymous grading in SpeedGrader](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-hide-student-names-in-SpeedGrader/ta-p/768) on a per-assignment basis at any time.

You can add annotations and comments in DocViewer when Anonymous Grading is enabled. If you want to use DocViewer tools and create anonymous comments in the submission, you can [enable Anonymous Instructor Annotations](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-or-edit-details-in-an-assignment/ta-p/971) in your assignment instead.

**Notes:**

<div id="bkmrk-anonymous-grading-is"><div>- Anonymous grading is currently a course opt-in feature. To enable this feature, learn how to manage feature options in the [course features lesson](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-manage-feature-options-for-a-course/ta-p/710).
- You or an admin can enable or disable the anonymous grading option at any time. Any edits made to the assignment will be tracked. To view assignment edits as well as other grading actions, [audit the assessment in SpeedGrader](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-audit-an-assessment-in-SpeedGrader/ta-p/660).
- Anonymous grading can be enabled with [moderated grading assignment options](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-moderated-assignment-to-be-graded-by-multiple/ta-p/605).
- Anonymous assignments automatically default to a [manual posting policy](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-select-a-grade-posting-policy-for-an-assignment-in-the/ta-p/574). Grades for anonymous assignments, like other manual post-policy assignments, are not displayed to students until assignment grades are posted.
- Posting grades for an anonymous assignment will remove anonymity from the assignment.
- Anonymous grading is not available for graded discussions.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open Assignments

<div data-step-uuid="760262cb-2691-41ba-9942-09d2911f2548" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="760262cb-2691-41ba-9942-09d2911f2548"><div>![Open Assignments](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/823/931/original/c42a302d-71be-4ab4-b363-c88d1400509b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Assignments** link.

## Add Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378"><div>![Add Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/738/002/original/9a57ef39-edd4-4a63-946b-6b88804445a2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To create an assignment with all assignment details at the same time, click the **Add Assignment** button.

### Edit Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378"><div data-step-uuid="9b1ee812-ab86-4d79-95e0-c0d31ef212bd"><div>![Edit Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/003/173/877/original/04e995a7-3ae4-407e-9481-457b16be3b95.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>If you want to edit an existing assignment that has not yet received student submissions, click the name of the assignment.

### Add Assignment Details

<div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="4c4087e1-e30b-4d0b-8cc3-e76f7c5a5378"><div data-step-uuid="cb9790c7-a618-42f2-9d8b-96306e868160"><div>[![Add Assignment Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/237/668/medium/7210b2d5-6abf-43c0-a8c3-9dae6e1033b8.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/237/668/original/7210b2d5-6abf-43c0-a8c3-9dae6e1033b8.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Add [details to the assignment](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-or-edit-details-in-an-assignment/ta-p/971).

## Select Anonymous Grading

<div data-step-uuid="222bf4aa-f758-44a4-88e2-723e3437ae3a" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="222bf4aa-f758-44a4-88e2-723e3437ae3a"><div>![Select Anonymous Grading](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/737/994/original/c461b2fa-8fc2-48b7-be0a-499df82bc033.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Graders cannot view student names** checkbox.

**Note:** If the [moderated grading assignment option](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-moderated-assignment-to-be-graded-by-multiple/ta-p/605) is also enabled, anonymous grading includes an additional option for graders to not view each other's names.

## Save Assignment

<div data-step-uuid="dbf87179-fd38-4afe-b2d6-0312814731ed" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="dbf87179-fd38-4afe-b2d6-0312814731ed"><div>![Save Assignment](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/001/756/399/original/2eda7988-cfdd-458f-b63e-8e050e12ff5b.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>If you want to notify users about any future assignment changes, click the **Notify users that this content has changed** checkbox \[1\].

Click the **Save** button \[2\].

**Note:** If your assignment is not yet published, the assignment displays the **Save &amp; Publish** button. Clicking the Save button creates a draft of your assignment so you can publish it later.

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